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re·tard ¹  (r-tärd)

v. re·tard·ed, re·tard·ing, re·tards

v.tr.

To cause to move or proceed slowly; delay or impede.

v.intr.

To be delayed.

n.

1. A slowing down or hindering of progress; a delay.

2. Music A slackening of tempo.

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[Middle English retarden, from Old French retarder, from Latin retardre : re-, re- + tardre, to delay (from tardus, slow).]

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re·tarder n.

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re·tard ²  (rtärd)

n. Offensive Slang

1. Used as a disparaging term for a mentally retarded person.

2. A person considered to be foolish or socially inept.

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[Short for retarded.]

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retard

Verb

to delay or slow down (the progress or development) [Latin retardare]

retardant nadj
retardation n

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	retard - a person of subnormal intelligence   changeling, cretin, half-wit, idiot, imbecile, moron mongoloid - a person suffering from Down syndrome (no longer used technically in this sense) simpleton, simple - a person lacking intelligence or common sense
Verb	1.	retard - cause to move more slowly or operate at a slower rate; "This drug will retard your heart rate" decelerate, slow down - reduce the speed of; "He slowed down the car" deaden - lessen the momentum or velocity of; "deaden a ship's headway"
	2.	retard - be delayed be - have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun); "John is rich"; "This is not a good answer"
	3.	retard - slow the growth or development of; "The brain damage will retard the child's language development" delay, check alter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue" dampen - check; keep in check (a fire) detain, delay, stay - stop or halt; "Please stay the bloodshed!"
	4.	retard - lose velocity; move more slowly; "The car decelerated" decelerate, slow, slow down, slow up decrease, diminish, lessen, fall - decrease in size, extent, or range; "The amount of homework decreased towards the end of the semester"; "The cabin pressure fell dramatically"; "her weight fell to under a hundred pounds"; "his voice fell to a whisper" slow up, slow, slow down - cause to proceed more slowly; "The illness slowed him down" delay, detain, hold up - cause to be slowed down or delayed; "Traffic was delayed by the bad weather"; "she delayed the work that she didn't want to perform"

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retard

verb slow down, check, arrest, delay, handicap, stall, brake, detain, defer, clog, hinder, obstruct, impede, set back, encumber, decelerate, hold back or up << OPPOSITE speed up

Translations

retard

v retard [rəˈtaːd]

to make slower or later The country's economic progress was retarded by strikes; The baby's development was retarded by an accident he had shortly after birth. vertraag يُعيق، يُعَرْقِل забавям zpomalit sinke verzögern καθυστερώ retrasar pidurdama به تاخیر انداختن؛ به تعویق افتادن؛ عقب افتاده ذهنی شدن hidastuttaa, hidastua retarder לְפָגֵר प्रगति रोकना usporiti, otegnuti késleltet terlambat, terbelakang seinka, tefja ritardare 遅らせる ...을 더디게 하다, ...을 늦추다; 늦어지다 sulėtinti, sulaikyti []kavēt; palēnināt; kavēties; palēnināties membantutkan vertragen forsinke; hefte; hemme zahamować, opóźniać retardar a în­târzia замедлять, задерживать spomaliť zavirati usporiti försena, bromsa, hämma ทำให้ช้า geciktirmek 延遲，放慢 сповільнювати; гальмувати رفتار کم کرنا làm chậm lại 延迟，放慢

n retarˈdation [riːtaː-]

vertraging إعاقَه، تأخير забавяне zpomalení forsinkelse die Verzögerung καθυστέρηση retraso pidurdamine عقب اندازی؛ کند سازی hidastuminen retard פִּיגוּר रोक usporenje, retardacija késleltetés keterlambatan seinkun ritardo 遅れ 지연, 지체 atsilikimas, sulėtinimas []kavēšana; aizture pembantutan vertraging forsinkelse, (psykisk) hemming zahamowanie atraso întârziere замедление; отставание spomalenie, omeškanie (vo vývoji) zaostajanje usporenje försening, hämmande การมีสติปัญญาเรียนรู้ได้ช้า; สิ่งที่ทำให้ล่าช้า gecik(tir)me 延遲 сповільнення, затримка رکاوٹ sự chậm lại 延迟

adj reˈtarded

a mentally retarded child. vertraagde مُعاق، مُتَخَلِّف бавно развиващо се дете zaostalý retarderet zurückgeblieben καθυστερημένος, διανοητικά ανάπηρος retrasado alaarenenud, arengupeetusega عقب افتاده از نظر ذهنی jälkeenjäänyt arriéré מְפָגֵר मंदित, पिछड़ा duševno zaostao, debilan (fig.) fogyatékos terbelakang seinþroska ritardato 知恵遅れの 지능 발달이 늦은 atsilikęs atpalicis (attīstībā) terbantut achterlijk psykisk utviklingshemmet opóźniony (w rozwoju) atrasado retardat замедленный; отсталый zaostalý vo vývoji, retardovaný zaostal retardiran utvecklingsstörd ซึ่งมีพัฒนาการทางสติปัญญาช้า zekâ özürlü 智力遲鈍的 відсталий سست chậm phát triển 智力迟钝的